The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of incessant maltreatment and humiliation of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in their Abuja custody.
In a statement by the Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, the group also alleged the continued confinement of its leader to a solitary cell under harsh conditions since his return to Nigeria.
The group insisted that Kanu be sent to Kuje Prison pending his court dates, and warned that nothing should happen to him in detention.
The statement partly reads, “We wish to place the world on notice over the continued maltreatment and humiliation of our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS, Abuja.
“The evil and compromised Nigeria DSS security agent has decided to use a starvation and hunger strategy to eliminate our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in the custody. They have continued to confine him to a solitary cell under harsh conditions since his rendition to Nigeria in June. Solitary confinement is not a correctional center. They should send him to Kuje Prison pending his court dates.
“We are asking the Nigerian government and security agencies that are busy granting and releasing bandits and real terrorists every day to transfer our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to the Nigeria prison/Correctional Centre where persons awaiting trial are kept.
“Nigeria’s DSS has denied our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu food for three to four days now. Nothing should happen to our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in detention.
“The whole world should take note of these atrocities and torture being meted out against our innocent leader. Amnesty International and other human rights groups should take note.
“American government, the Israeli government, Canada, the German government, and other western and civilized countries in Europe should prevail on Nigeria, DSS to stop starving and torturing our leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. His rights should not be violated anymore.
“Nigeria should take our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to prison custody and stop violating his rights at the DSS cell.”
